Futures Trading

DIIs, retail and proprietary traders continue to hold bullish bets in index futures, shows NSE derivative data. Technically, Nifty near support rises to 23,630.

A final decision will be taken by a group of ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration, which will then ask the Securities and Exchange Board of India to lift the curbs or extend them

Union Bank stock futures plunged nearly 8% on the back of 54% increase in OI. On the other hand, Dr. Lal Path Labs and Metropolis Health witnessed long build-up on Monday; shows derivatives data.

'Sans futures contracts, FPOs were unable to hedge against price fluctuations'

Markets remained volatile and ended slightly lower, taking a breather after Tuesday's decline

Nifty has started forming lower tops and lower bottoms on the daily chart. Nifty also closed below the previous swing low of 24567, which could drag the index to the lower levels

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A report from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) revealed that about 93% of F&O traders lose money in this segment, yet multiple factors keep them hooked to the game

Derivatives market update for Sept 04: FIIs continue to hold long bets in index futures in the 5:2 ratio, while DIIs and retail hold shorts in 3:2 ratio. Three stock in F&O ban on Wednesday.

Spillover of trading activity from these contracts into remaining products, analysts believe, can limit the impact to 20-25%

Experts believe the market fall seems to be part of routine profit-taking given the sharp 3,000-point rally in the Nifty 50 index post Lok Sabha election outcome.

Will be guided by recommendations of expert group

New framework may displace low-turnover stocks, introduce market heavyweights

Ukraine said the vessel stopped - the Sukru Okan - was Turkish. A person familiar with the matter said the ship was empty and had unloaded a corn cargo the previous day in Greece

Companies say farmers have lost an important and certain source of income because of the suspension

Despite benchmark indices witnessing corrective phases in recent months, GAIL (India) and Power Grid Corporation of India, in particular, have been entering uncharted territories effortlessly.

STT was introduced in 2004 and is levied on transactions involving different types of securities through the stock exchange route

Futures trading in commodities has been banned at the drop of a hat despite numerous past committees and panels finding no direct linkage between such trading and price rise

Trading in Nifty futures is a common proxy for trading the market as a whole since the index is representative of the market.

According to data provided by NSE, futures contracts of HDFC, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, TCS and RIL jumped around 10 per cent each for a few nanoseconds in early trading